Exploring Young Children's Concepts of Self and Other Through Conversation

The studies in this volume of New Directions for Child Development provide evidence that children use language to construct conceptualizations of self and other and that caregivers' participation in conversation with children contributes significantly to the nature of the concepts children derive. Our investment in conversation analysis as a powerful insturment for understanding the development of social kanowledge mirrors that of parents and educators who believe that children, like ourselves, learn through conversation. This is the 69th issue of the journal series New Directions for Child Development.Sperry, L. L. is the author of 'Exploring Young Children's Concepts of Self and Other Through Conversation' with ISBN 9780787999391 and ISBN 0787999393.